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Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalen by Paul Delaroche

Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalen

Paul Delaroche · 1815

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Artist
Paul Delaroche
Date
1815
Medium
Black chalk, stumped, with touches of brownish red chalk
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (36.2 x 56.5cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Purchase, Harry Leibovitz Bequest, 1990
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